DARE TO REVISIT ONE OF THE SCARIEST GAMES OF ALL TIME?

26
th April 2012 – Prepare to hide behind
your sofa because Nintendo and TECMO KOEI GAMES are set to
re-launch one of the scariest horror titles from the legendary
Project Zero series this June exclusively for
Wii. With all new motion
gameplay features and innovative new two player modes, horror fans
looking for interesting ways to get their scares need look no
further than
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition, launching across Europe on 29
th June.

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition is a remake of the classic survival horror game Project
Zero II: Crimson Butterfly and sees you take on the role of Mio as
she explores a mysterious cursed village with her twin sister Mayu.
When Mayu follows a Crimson Butterfly deep into the woods, Mio has
no choice but to follow when eventually they stumble across the
seemingly abandoned village. Only by helping the girls to uncover
the secrets of an ancient ritual and the abandoned village, now
permanently shrouded in an eerie darkness, can you hope to escape
its grasp.

As you explore the dark and foreboding village it becomes
apparent that you are not alone and the Twins are attacked by the
ghosts of the former inhabitants. The spirits that haunt the
village can once again only be defeated by using the Camera
Obscura, a mythical weapon that allows you to interact with the
spirit world. Whenever there is a ghost nearby you will see an
indicator at the top of the screen showing how close it is to you;
red indicates an evil spirit and blue that the spirit is good or
non-offensive. Watch out because they could be behind you waiting
to attack!

To cause more damage to the evil spirits lurking in the darkness
make sure that they are right in front of you and the damage gauge
is charged as much as possible before you shoot. Trying to pre-empt
an attack is a great way to cause even more damage and stop the
ghost from attacking you. By timing your shot with the Camera
Obscura to hit when the viewfinder becomes red, you earn a bonus
and deal out more damage. You can also gain more bonus points for
taking multiple ghosts with the same shot.

By using the different types of film hidden around the village
you can increase the base damage dealt by the Camera Obscura and by
modifying the lens you can achieve special powers that will help
you, some will allow you to achieve combos by stunning the spirits
and slowing them down. Achieving a special Fatal Frame combo allows
you to link multiple pictures together in rapid succession and deal
a large amount of damage to any evil spirits that are present at
the time.

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition utilises the unique Wii motion controls allowing you to
really feel as if you are in the haunted environment, your trusty
flashlight is integral when exploring and moving the Wii Remote to
explore every inch of the environment will allow you find hidden
items and secrets. If you get too scared when reaching out to open
doors or while picking up items, then you can release your grip or
retract your hand by releasing the A Button. This new functionality
can also be used to quickly avoid any ghostly presences which may
prevent you from grasping items! So, be careful what you do,
because you don’t know what is lurking in the darkness and
what you might find.

New to
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition is the Haunted House mode, a real test of your courage
that tries to scare you at every turn. The action is on rails and
resembles an amusement park, ‘haunted house’ ride, by
using your Wii Remote and Nunchuk you can move forward and look
around your environment using the flashlight. You will be surprised
at every corner with a series of increasingly scary situations and
ghosts will appear randomly to make you jump.

To add to the fun a second player can join in and actually play
against you, they will be able to control when the ghosts appear
and also what sounds are emitted by the speaker in your Wii Remote.
Their ultimate goal is to scare you so much with their unexpected
scenes that you jump out of your seat.

To master the Camera Obscura and battle cursed spirits in the
classic story mode and all new innovative Haunted House mode then
look no further than
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition when it launches across Europe on 29
th June.

Ends

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